Skyhorse Publishing The Ultimate Guide To Soil Book
- The ultimate guide to soil is perfect for you
- The real dirt on cultivating crops, compost and a healthier home
- Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm
- Humanure around edible plantings
Find In StoreGrow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard or in your window! Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you have ever been envious of your neighbor's dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is perfect for you. The book begins with a personality test for your soil, then uses that information to plan a course of action for revitalizing poor soil and turning good dirt into great earth. Next, you'll learn to start and maintain a no-till garden, to balance nutrients with remineralization and to boost organic matter with easy cover crops.
Don't forget the encyclopedic overview of organic soil amendments at the end. Old standbys like manures and mulches are explained in depth along with less common additions such as bokashi compost and castings from worms and black soldier fly larvae. Learn when hugelkultur, biochar, paper and cardboard do and don't match your garden needs, then read about when and how to safely use urine and humanure around edible plantings. With an emphasis on simple techniques suitable for the backyard gardener, The Ultimate Guide to Soil gives you the real dirt on good soil. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you!
Specifications
- Author: Anna Hess
- Published Date: July 19, 2016
- Pages: 296 Pages
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 6" x 9"
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